Chapter 90, 20 verses
I do call to witness this City; -
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. I swear by this city (Makkah);
Nein, Ich schwöre bei dieser Ortschaft
La oqsimu bihatha albaladi
And thou art a freeman of this City; -
And you are free (from sin, and to punish the enemies of Islam on the Day of the conquest) in this city (Makkah).
-, wo du in dieser Ortschaft deinen Aufenthalt hast,
Waanta hillun bihatha albaladi
And (the mystic ties of) parent and child; -
And by the begetter (i.e. Adam عليه السلام) and that which he begot (i.e. his progeny).
- und bei einem (jeden) Erzeuger und dem, was er zeugt.
Wawalidin wama walada
Verily We have created man into toil and struggle.
Verily, We have created man in toil.
Wir haben den Menschen ja (zu einem Leben) in Mühsal erschaffen.
Laqad khalaqna alinsana fee kabadin
Thinketh he, that none hath power over him?
Does he think that none can overcome him?
Meint er etwa, daß überhaupt niemand Macht über ihn hat?
Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahadun
He may say (boastfully); Wealth have I squandered in abundance!
He says (boastfully): "I have wasted wealth in abundance!"
Er sagt: "Ich habe Besitz in Mengen verbraucht."
Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubadan
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him?
Does he think that none sees him?
Meint er etwa, daß niemand ihn gesehen hat?
Ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahadun
Have We not made for him a pair of eyes? -
Have We not made for him two eyes,
Haben Wir ihm nicht zwei Augen gemacht,
Alam najAAal lahu AAaynayni
And a tongue, and a pair of lips? -
And a tongue and two lips?
eine Zunge und zwei Lippen
Walisanan washafatayni
And shown him the two highways?
And shown him the two ways (good and evil)?
und ihn beide Hochebenen geleitet?
Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni
But he hath made no haste on the path that is steep.
But he has not attempted to pass on the path that is steep (i.e. the path which will lead to goodness and success).
Aber er ist nicht den steilen Paßweg hinaufgestürmt.
Fala iqtahama alAAaqabata
And what will explain to thee the path that is steep? -
And what will make you know the path that is steep?
Und was läßt dich wissen, was der steile Paßweg ist?
Wama adraka ma alAAaqabatu
(It is:) freeing the bondman;
(It is) freeing a neck (slave)
(Es ist) die Freilassung eines Sklaven10
Fakku raqabatin
Or the giving of food in a day of privation
Or giving food in a day of hunger (famine),
oder zu speisen am Tag der Hungersnot
Aw itAAamun fee yawmin thee masghabatin
To the orphan with claims of relationship,
To an orphan near of kin.
eine Waise, die einem nahe ist,
Yateeman tha maqrabatin
Or to the indigent (down) in the dust.
Or to a Miskin (poor) cleaving to dust (out of misery).
oder einen Armen, der dem Boden nahe ist.
Aw miskeenan tha matrabatin
Then will he be of those who believe, and enjoin patience, (constancy, and self - restraint), and enjoin deeds of kindness and compassion.
Then he became one of those who believed (in the Islamic Monotheism) and recommended one another to perseverance and patience, and (also) recommended one another to pity and compassion.
Und daß man hierauf zu denjenigen gehört, die glauben, einander die Standhaftigkeit eindringlich empfehlen und einander die Barmherzigkeit eindringlich empfehlen.
Thumma kana mina allatheena amanoo watawasaw bialssabri watawasaw bialmarhamati
Such are the Companions of the Right Hand.
They are those on the Right Hand (i.e. the dwellers of Paradise),
Das sind die Gefährten der rechten Seite.
Olaika ashabu almaymanati
But those who reject Our Signs, they are the (unhappy) Companions of the Left Hand.
But those who disbelieved in Our Ayat (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), they are those on the Left Hand (the dwellers of Hell).
Diejenigen aber, die Unsere Zeichen verleugnen, sie sind die Gefährten der unglückseligen Seite.
Waallatheena kafaroo biayatina hum ashabu almashamati
On them will be Fire vaulted over (all round).
The Fire will be shut over them (i.e. they will be enveloped by the Fire without any opening or window or outlet.
Über ihnen liegt ein (sie) einschließendes Feuer.
AAalayhim narun musadatun